Hello! I took my kitten to the vet with mild intermittent diarrhea, everything seemed normal upon a vet visit but he was prescribed a probiotic and metronidazole suspension to be taken 1ml twice daily as a precautionary measure. I could have sworn i heard the technician say 1ml/day so that’s what I’ve done for the past 6 days.
I read the label today (wondering why I had so much left) and realized I was supposed to be giving 1ml twice daily for 7 days... tomorrow is day 7, I’m not sure what to do, should i continue twice daily from this point on until the medication is gone? I will likely give the vet a phone call to double check but I feel so bad for messing this up... on the bright side he’s still doing great, and his symptoms seem to be improving.
Species - kitten
Age - 4.5 months
Neutered
Breed - domestic short hair
Weight - 8.5 lbs (he’s going to be a big cat!) HX- adopted from shelter, all vaccines and tests up to date, had ear mites upon adoption but that has been taken care of!
Clinical signs - gas and intermittent diarrhea for ~2 weeks, no changes in weight, appetite, energy, or fluid intake. No irritability, soft abdomen upon palpating, veterinarian stated everything seems normal, still super playful and lovey
Duration- 2 weeks, improving
He has dry food, blue buffalo healthy grow kitten, to graze on and is offered wet food, Royal canin kitten most of the time, 3-4 times daily, approximately 1/2 can mixed with some water each time. I also have a 5 y/o male cat who is doing well and has no symptoms.
Thank you for any advice and sorry for formatting, I’m on mobile!
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